POLITICS & POLICY

Japan has gained the go signal to restart two nuclear reactors in early 2015.

How President Barack Obama reacts to pressure from the Republicans will be the Syrian's push button to potentially declare war against the U.S.

It is a welcome step towards scientific way of criminal investigation and crime control.

China seems to be harbouring excessive security fears and is militarising even the outer space.

Pilots are logical in their demand as the PM's security alert has heightened the anxiety about possible terror attacks.

Since the actor was a controversial public figure, an inquiry will be appropriate to those unnecessary misgivings.

Russia conducted another successful test-firing of a long-range missile from a nuclear submarine.

When the leader is not respected there will be unrest.

It can be a tactical ploy by ISIS to show that it stands for pan Islamic unity.

Republicans succeeded in capitalising on the popular discontent, but they need more clarity of action in winning the next presidency.

When the big powers are not sending ground troops New Zealand is not expected to exceed the brief.

President Obama wants the new Congress to gear up on the country's fight against ISIS.

The British Muslim continued to assert the ISIS is not in any way a Muslim organisation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is Forbes' most powerful person in the world for the second consecutive year, beating U.S. President Barack Obama.

Israeli officials reject claims of war crimes in Gaza as indicated in the latest Amnesty International report.

TEPCO has completed the removal of all spent fuel rod assemblies at Reactor No. 4 of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Political observers described the Wednesday memorial service for former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam as like an Australian Labor Party convention since the deceased PM belongs to the same party.

At least nine major Is leaders were released from Camp Bucca, who would later form Islamic State.

An advance team from New Zealand's Defence Forces have left for Iraq to check ahead for a possible role for Kiwi troops.

Supermarket Tesco is selling the TVs branded as ISIS as half the price.

Australia's has been criticised for not doing its fair share in reducing greenhouse gas emissions amid its continued reliance on coal.

Oregon is the third U.S. state to legalise marijuana.

The TPP will also put Japan back in reckoning and offset the spread of China in a subtle way.

The advisory can help people to stay alert against such attacks.

When the Ukraine government's writ has ceased to run in the eastern region, this fallout is not at all unexpected.

Scientists have developed a non-injectable and inhalable Ebola vaccine that claimed to have cured non-human primates after just a single dose during clinical tests.

Iran has not entered a deal yet with the Group 5+1 over its uranium, while North Korea has a new plant capable of building fuel for atomic bombs.

Typhoon Nuri could reinforce and re-intensify itself as it heads north later this week.

Al Qaeda has threatened the oil supply of Australia whose fuel is mostly imported from the Middle East. An expert has warned of a possible collapse in society.